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Gov. Polis calls for Pueblo County Coroner to resign after decomposing bodies found in funeral home

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Governor Jared Polis called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately on ...
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“Strong odor" leads police to 20 bodies behind hidden door at Colorado funeral home

The owner told inspectors that some of the bodies found at his funeral home had been waiting to be cremated for years.

'We're all suffering': Families express grief, anger at mistreatment of loved ones' remains

Pueblo families gathered at a candlelight vigil on Aug. 21 after a state inspection found decomposing bodies in a concealed ...

20 bodies 'or so' found rotting in 'regular room' at coroner's private mortuary, has been sending fake ashes to mourners for years: Officials

A county coroner in Colorado has been accused of stowing bodies inside his private mortuary for years — with "around 20 or so ...

Inspection that found decomposing bodies in Pueblo mortuary was 1st under new Colorado law

An inspection that found decomposing bodies in a hidden room of Pueblo Coroner Brian Cotter's mortuary wouldn't have happened ...

Pueblo families concerned loved ones weren’t really cremated amidst funeral home scandal

Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is being accused of hiding decomposing bodies in the Davis Mortuary, which he co-owns ...

20 Decomposing Bodies Hidden Behind Door at Colorado Funeral Home for 15 Years, Owner Admits Giving Fake Remains to Families

Decomposing bodies hidden for around 15 years were found behind a door at Davis Mortuary in Pueblo, Colorado, on Wednesday, ...
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Pueblo coroner accused of hiding bodies ‘behind secret door’ over 15-year period in private mortuary, raised in Trinidad, graduated from THS

News Brian Cotter, the elected Pueblo County Coroner since 2015, made statewide headlines Thursday, Aug. 21, following a ...